All News articles – Page 138
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NewsBarbican Quartet wins International Joseph Joachim Chamber Music Competition
The British ensemble receives €10,000 and a special prize for the best interpretation of a work composed before 1830
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NewsCellist whose playing saved her life in Auschwitz awarded German National Prize
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch has been awarded the prize for her decades of campaigning against anti-semitism
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NewsComposer and double bass player Tony Osborne has died
Particularly known for this bass ensemble works and learner-friendly solo pieces, Osborne was 71 years old
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NewsInternational Max Rostal Competition 2019 announces prize-winners
Tobias Reifland was awarded first prize in the viola category, receiving €7,000
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NewsAuryn Quartet to disband after 40 years
The quartet, which was founded in 1981, plans to disband at the end of the 2020-21 season
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NewsDocumentary based on 'Lipinski' Stradivarius robbery to be released
The film, based on the 2014 robbery, will be premiered in late April
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NewsJohan Dalene wins violin section of Nielsen Competition 2019
The violinist wins a cash award of €12,000, a CD recording with the Odense Symphony Orchestra on Orchid Records, and performance opportunities
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NewsThe Strad April 2019 issue is out now
Superstar violinist Augustin Hadelich often selects unusual concerto pairings for his recordings. His latest, combining Brahms and Ligeti, is no exception
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NewsTwo cellists and a violinist are Windsor Festival Competition finalists
Jamal Aliyev, Jonathan Swensen and Mathilde Milwidsky will perform in tomorrow’s final, held in the Waterloo Chamber of Windsor Castle
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NewsLandolfi violin at centre of legal dispute
A former Royal Academy of Music professor is alleged to owe a student thousands of pounds over part-exchange of violin
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NewsThree violin finalists announced at Nielsen Competition
Two-part final on Friday and Sunday will see all three play the Nielsen concerto plus another 19th- or 20th-century concerto of their choice
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NewsA Rostropovich Quiz
On the 92nd anniversary of the great cellist’s birth, the Strad team has put together ten questions about his life.
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NewsLuthier develops concept of the itinerant workshop
With the itinerant workshop, housed in a van or truck, Lydie Sauzet plans to go wherever the work is
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NewsNew String Quartet incorporating brain waves to be premiered by the JACK Quartet
During the performance, members of the quartet will be outfitted with sensors that detect brain activity
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News2019 Carl Nielsen competition announces semifinalists
With streaming and other television footage, this year’s competition has been turned into a festival-like experience
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NewsSemifinalists announced for Irving M. Klein String Competition
Nine semifinalists will compete for the grand prize this June
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NewsInaugural Stradfest takes place with diverse programme of events
Among the offerings was a Silent Quartet Roulette, performances from the Dover Quartet and Anne Akiko Meyers, the opportunity to try some of the world’s finest instruments, and a wide array of talks and workshops
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NewsPlay with Ray competition for Hollywood Bowl concert
Winner will Perform Bach’s Double Violin Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Ray Chen
